Of all four games on the trip, this was the one we needed to get some distance between us and this team. We've been winning, and we haven't been gaining any ground on these guys.

He's a guy who isn't afraid to pull you into his office and tell you that you're doing something wrong. He's very vocal on the bench and he seemed to get louder as the year went on. He pulled our team together at the right time.

We've talked about having killer instinct and putting teams away. But we gave up a goal in the last minute (of the second) and that's something that seems to be repetitive in our game over the last few weeks and we've got to address it. This isn't the time of year you want this to happen.

The programs each game were counting since 12, so the guys were getting on me a little bit.

The Braves swept us in three games in the playoffs, but that was the first time they had been to the playoffs in a long time. Sammy Sosa was a great guy, a real free spirit. Then there was a media circus and a few negative things happened.

(All Saints) played tough against us in those two games. It took us forever to get those goals.